Structure for mounting battery on vehicle

Abstract

A vehicle battery mounting structure is provided for mounting a battery on a vehicle. The vehicle battery mounting structure has a sling is used which is mounted to move a battery and which is removed after the battery is moved to a position for assembly onto the vehicle body. In this structure for mounting a battery on a vehicle, the battery includes a gas discharge hose as an attached component which is assembled onto the vehicle body after the battery is mounted. The sling is provided with a hose holding opening for holding the gas discharge hose. The hose holding opening includes a hose opening for removing the gas discharge hose being held, the hose opening being set on the worker side.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A vehicle battery mounting structure for mounting a battery on a vehicle in which the battery comprises a hose member as an attached component which is assembled onto a vehicle body after the battery is mounted on the vehicle, the vehicle battery mounting structure comprising:
 a sling configured to be mounted to the battery, the sling including a hose holding portion configured to hold the hose member of the battery while the battery is attached to the sling such that the hose member is arranged in a position to be assembled onto the vehicle body after the battery is mounted on the vehicle, 
 the hose holding portion including a hose opening that is arranged in a direction in which a user pulls out the hose member from the hose holding portion for removing the hose member being held, 
 the hose holding portion being provided to an end position of the sling in which the hose member is detached from the sling when removing the sling from the battery, 
 the sling being a plate member having a main body portion that is configured to be bolted to a sling bracket of the battery, 
 the hose holding portion being a hose holding opening in a hose holding plate that is integrally bent and formed from the main body portion of the sling, and 
 the hose opening being a slit opening formed in the hose holding plate communicating with the hose holding opening. 
 
     
     
       2. The vehicle battery mounting structure according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the hose member is a gas discharge hose that is assembled by being pulled out from the hose opening and inserted to a gas discharge opening, which is opened to a floor panel between the battery and a wheel housing. 
 
     
     
       3. A battery mounting method for mounting a battery on a vehicle in which the battery comprises a hose member which is assembled onto a vehicle body after the battery is mounted on the vehicle, the battery mounting method comprising:
 fixing a sling to the battery, the sling including a hose holding portion and a hose opening, and the sling being fixed to the battery such that the hose member of the battery is held against the hose holding portion of the sling, 
 moving the battery to which the sling is fixed to a battery mounting position toward a rear of the vehicle, 
 fixing the battery to which the sling is fixed to the vehicle, 
 withdrawing the hose member from the hose opening, and 
 removing the sling from the battery after the hose member has been withdrawn from the hose opening. 
 
     
     
       4. The battery mounting method according to  claim 3 , wherein the hose holding portion is provided to an end position of the sling in which the hose member is detached from the sling when removing the sling from the battery. 
     
     
       5. The battery mounting method according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the sling is a plate member having a main body portion that is configured to be bolted to a sling bracket of the battery, 
 the hose holding portion is a hose holding opening in a hose holding plate that is integrally bent and formed from the main body portion of the sling, and 
 the hose opening is a slit opening formed in the hose holding plate communicating with the hose holding opening. 
 
     
     
       6. The battery mounting method according to  claim 3 , wherein the hose member is a gas discharge hose that is assembled by being pulled out from the hose opening and inserted to a gas discharge opening, which is opened to a floor panel between the battery and a wheel housing.